Battle of Ryesgade
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The Battle of Ryesgade was a nine-day series of street fights in mid-September 1986, in the Copenhagen street Ryesgade. It was the most violent event in a long-standing conflict between the Copenhagen City Council and the city's community of squatters. Faced with an ultimatum to leave their illegally occupied housing or face eviction, the squatters instead fortified the streets around their building so strongly that it became a cop-free zone. They took advantage of this lack of control by burning down a building belonging to the Sperry Corporation. For nine days, massed police unsuccessfully attempted to evict the squatters. The civil disorder was of a magnitude never before seen in Denmark. After communicating a manifesto through the media, the defenders finally abandoned the squat and dispersed without being apprehended.
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Battle of Ryesgade | |||
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Date | 14-23 September 1986 | ||
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Caused by | Eviction notice | ||
Goals | Continued occupation of Ryesgade 58 | ||
Methods | Demonstrations, Barricades | ||
Resulted in | Squatters evacuate | ||
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No centralized leadership |